as in party
a group of people acting together within a larger group
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
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Recent Examples of faction
So far, though, Khamenei has studiously avoided appointing a successor to Iran’s top ideological post, preferring instead to play various factions in the Islamic Republic’s byzantine political structure against one another.
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Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The discord echoed similar internal struggles during Trump’s first term, when competing factions often pursued their own foreign policy agendas.
—Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The irony of Rollins now leading a dominant faction with a young powerhouse in its ranks is not lost on many fans.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Satisfying the old and new theme park factions is tricky, Atwood said.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The discord echoed similar internal struggles during Trump’s first term, when competing factions often pursued their own foreign policy agendas.
—Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The irony of Rollins now leading a dominant faction with a young powerhouse in its ranks is not lost on many fans.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Satisfying the old and new theme park factions is tricky, Atwood said.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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The funding freeze was challenged by several lawsuits as educators, Congress members from both parties and others called for the administration to release the money.—
COLLIN BINKLEY,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Rosamund Pike is fabulous in hot pink, black and floral while attending the press night after party for Inter Alia at the National Theatre on July 23 in London.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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The bats are dynamically different to accommodate his different swings from both sides of the plate, Raleigh said Monday before participating in the Derby.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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The only exceptions to that were the two weeks on either side of Easter, when traffic rose less than 1% year over year, the firm's data showed, a sign of the company's strategy of driving sales with holiday and seasonal merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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This highly rated air fryer can cook up to 4 pounds of fries or chicken wings and also broils, roasts, bakes, reheats, and dehydrates.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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McClure recalled a short Memphis stretch during which the 6-foot-6 Brooks defended then-Washington wing Bradley Beal, Portland guard Damian Lillard and New Orleans forward Zion Williamson.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Prod: Andrés Jaime Santamaría) David Rodríguez, a Colombian police captain, goes undercover in a brutal jail to discover a sect which carries our ritual sacrifices in worship of a supernatural god.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The New York Times bestselling memoir Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall (William Morrow, 2008) relays life inside Utah’s FLDS polygamist sect.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The annual festival was started in 2017 by the Red River Cultural District, a nonprofit coalition of Austin businesses and community organizations clustered around the live music corridor on Red River Street.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought in San Diego by a coalition of gun owners and gun-rights groups that alleged the law infringed on the Second Amendment rights of California residents.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Success has been rare since the organization arrived in Arizona back in 1988, but their current team is capturing the NFL’s attention.—
Theo Mackie,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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There’s plenty of homegrown flair, too, with several members of the U.S. men’s national team expected to appear alongside players from Mexico's team that recently claimed the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay in his post after his ruling bloc was projected to lose its majority in the country’s upper house of parliament.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
20 July 2025
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The bloc is hurrying to reach a trade deal before then.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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